by Karee Marsh | Dec 26, 2016 | NICU Life
Our friends and family definitely have questions about our preemies, their birth and their health. I’ve created a little list of some of the most frequently asked questions we got when our son was born at 26 weeks. So the next time you get bombarded with a bunch...
by Eric Ruthford | Oct 13, 2016 | Emotional Health, Family Stories, Fatherhood, Grief & Bereavement
October 15 is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. For more information on grief and healing, visit Hand to Hold’s bereavement resources. I have never liked visions of heaven that have it be a separate place, a place where we float as souls disconnected...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Aug 29, 2016 | Family Stories, NICU Life
Each spring, select cities throughout the U.S. and Canada host the annual storytelling show, Listen to Your Mother. Listen to Your Mother is a national series of locally-produced shows in which local writers, authors, storytellers, bloggers, and more take the stage to...
by Kaleena Berryman | Jul 18, 2016 | Emotional Health
Fact: You can do everything right during your pregnancy and still have a preemie. I have never smoked a cigarette a day in my life. I have never used drugs of any kind. My life was not filled with stress. I eat a balanced diet, and I am a fairly active person. During...
by Guest Blogger | May 27, 2016 | Family Stories
My first appointment with my OB in my third trimester started out as a routine check-up, but quickly took a turn for the worse. The first abnormal thing they noticed was there were trace amounts of protein in my urine. Throughout my pregnancy, I had blood pressures...
